Heroic Florida Deputy Saves Unconscious Woman from House Fire, Ensures Her Safety

In Florida, a quick-thinking deputy rescued an unconscious woman from a burning home on Sunday.

Body camera footage from Volusia County Sheriff’s Deputy Austin Graham captured the moment he broke into the residence after being alerted to the fire.

Inside, Graham discovered the woman lying unresponsive in a hallway. Without hesitation, he lifted her and carried her to safety.

“Come on, ma’am, I got you,” Graham reassured her as he maneuvered her out of danger, as recorded in the video.

Once outside, another deputy assisted Graham in transporting the woman to safety. She was swiftly taken to a nearby hospital, where her condition was serious but she is anticipated to fully recover.

Graham was evaluated for smoke inhalation on the scene, but did not require hospitalization.

“Great news: At last update, she was stable and expected to make a full recovery! The cause of the fire appears to be accidental, starting in the kitchen,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a statement on Facebook.

This image shows members of the DeLand Fire Department responding to a separate house fire on February 6. (Deland Fire Department)

The incident comes just weeks after a house fire in Washington state killed dozens of dogs on the property of a canine breeder.

Firefighters responded to the scene in late January after a neighbor had reported that there may have been occupants inside the home, which was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived.

Police were able to contact the homeowner after running the license plates on a vehicle outside the home and getting a phone number. The owner, who was not home at the time, arrived a short time later.

Firefighters responded to the blaze at a home in Poulsbo, Washington, on Jan. 16, 2026. (Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue )

Fire officials said that while no people were at the home at the time of the fire, dozens of animals were inside.

“Firefighters were able to rescue three dogs, but unfortunately, approximately 40 other dogs perished in the fire,” Ileana LiMarzi, a public information officer with the fire department, said in the statement.